The 2022 FIA ETCR – eTouring Car World Cup was the second and last season of the touring car series for electric cars known as Pure ETCR Championship in its inaugural season in 2021. The season began on 6 May 2022 at the Circuit de Pau-Ville and ended on 25 September 2022 at Sachsenring.[1] Adrien Tambay succeeded teammate Mattias Ekström as the drivers' champion, while Cupra EKS repeated its manufacturers' title.[2][3] In March 2023, the promoter announced that the series would not be continued.[4]
Teams and drivers
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| Team | Car | No | Drivers | Rounds | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cupra EKS
|
CUPRA Léon e-Racer[5] | 1 | Mattias Ekström
|
All | [5] |
| 10 |  Tom Blomqvist
|
All | |||
| 27 |  Adrien Tambay
|
All | |||
| 28 |  Jordi Gené
|
All | |||
 Hyundai Motorsport N
|
Hyundai Veloster N ETCR[6] | 5 |  Norbert Michelisz
|
All | [6] |
| 31 |  Kevin Ceccon
|
1–2 | |||
| 69 | Jean-Karl Vernay
|
All | |||
| 88 |  Nicky Catsburg
|
3–6 | |||
| 96 | Mikel Azcona
|
All | |||
| Romeo Ferraris
|
Alfa Romeo Giulia ETCR[7] | 7 |  Bruno Spengler
|
All | [8] |
| 21 | Giovanni Venturini
|
All | [9] | ||
| 25 | Luca Filippi
|
All | [10] | ||
| 36 |  Maxime Martin
|
All | [11] |
Calendar
editThe calendar for the second season featuring seven events across Europe and Asia was revealed in December 2021.[1] On 17 May, it was announced that Istanbul round was postponed to November due to the organizational issues:[12] On 29 June, it was announced that Inje round was cancelled due to the logistical challenges in Asia:[13] On 16 August, it was announced that Sachsenring round replaced Istanbul round as the season finale.[14]
| Round | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Circuit de Pau-Ville
|
6–8 May |
| 2 | Hungaroring
|
10–12 June |
| 3 | Circuito del Jarama
|
17–19 June |
| 4 | Circuit Zolder
|
8–10 July |
| 5 | Vallelunga Circuit (Historic International Circuit)
|
22–24 July |
| 6 |  Sachsenring
|
23–25 September |
| Cancelled rounds | ||
| C |  Istanbul Park (Intermediate Circuit)
|
20–22 May |
| C | Inje Speedium (North Circuit)
|
7–9 October |
Results and standings
editResults
edit| Round | Circuit/Location | Pool Fast Winner | Pool Furious Winner | Overall Winner | Winning Team | Winning Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Circuit de Pau-Ville
|
Adrien Tambay
|
Mattias Ekström
|
Mattias Ekström
|
Cupra EKS | CUPRA e-Racer |
| 2 | Hungaroring
|
Maxime Martin
|
Adrien Tambay
|
Adrien Tambay
|
Cupra EKS | CUPRA e-Racer |
| 3 | Circuito del Jarama
|
Adrien Tambay
|
Mattias Ekström
|
Mattias Ekström
|
Cupra EKS | CUPRA e-Racer |
| 4 | Circuit Zolder
|
Adrien Tambay
|
Maxime Martin
|
Maxime Martin
|
Romeo Ferraris | Alfa Romeo Giulia ETCR |
| 5 | Vallelunga Circuit
|
Mikel Azcona
|
Mattias Ekström
|
Mikel Azcona
|
Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai Veloster N ETCR |
| 6 | Sachsenring
|
Tom Blomqvist
|
Adrien Tambay
|
Tom Blomqvist
|
Cupra EKS | CUPRA e-Racer |
- Scoring system
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | |
| Quarter-final 1 | 20 | 15 | 10 | |||
| Quarter-final 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | |||
| Semi-final 1 | 20 | 15 | 10 | |||
| Semi-final 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | |||
| Superfinal | 40 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
Drivers' championship
edit| Pos. | Driver | FRA
|
HUN
|
ESP
|
BEL
|
ITA
|
GER
|
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrien Tambay
|
2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 535 |
| 2 | Mattias Ekström
|
1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 488 |
| 3 | Tom Blomqvist
|
3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 434 |
| 4 | Maxime Martin
|
6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 421 |
| 5 | Mikel Azcona
|
4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 408 |
| 6 | Bruno Spengler
|
5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 306 |
| 7 | Norbert Michelisz
|
8 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 293 |
| 8 | Jean-Karl Vernay
|
7 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 254 |
| 9 | Jordi Gené
|
9 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 218 |
| 10 | Giovanni Venturini
|
11 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 209 |
| 11 | Nicky Catsburg
|
8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 188 | ||
| 12 | Luca Filippi
|
12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 181 |
| 13 | Kevin Ceccon
|
10 | 8 | 67 |
Manufacturers' championship
edit| Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cupra EKS
|
1076 |
| 2 | Hyundai Motorsport N
|
746 |
| 3 | Romeo Ferraris
|
732 |
References
edit- ^ a b "PURE ETCR charges into new era with switch to FIA ETCR - eTouring Car World Cup". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 16 December 2021. Archived from the original on 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Ekstrom crowned PURE ETCR champion as Vernay wins ultra-dramatic finale". autosport.com. 17 October 2021.
- ^ "FIA ETCR - Tambay and Cupra EKS take first-ever FIA ETCR titles". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 25 September 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Following a series of discussions with various stakeholders, Discovery Sports Events announces it will not promote the ETCR, eTouring Car World Cup during 2023". ia-etcr.com. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ a b "CUPRA EKS unveils new livery and FIA ETCR driver line-up". FIA ETCR – eTouring Car World Cup. 19 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Hyundai Motorsport reveals five-strong driver line-up for 2022 FIA ETCR campaign". FIA ETCR – eTouring Car World Cup. 14 April 2022. Archived from the original on 14 April 2022.
- ^ "Romeo Ferraris confirms 2022 FIA ETCR entry". FIA ETCR. 18 April 2022. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Bruno Spengler joins Romeo Ferraris for FIA ETCR". ETCR. 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Giovanni Venturini completes Romeo Ferraris FIA ETCR line-up". ETCR. 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Luca Filippi to stay with Romeo Ferraris in the FIA ETCR". TCR Series. 22 April 2022.
- ^ "Maxime Martin primo pilota annunciato dalla Romeo Ferraris per il FIA ETCR 2022". Romeo Ferraris. 20 April 2022.
- ^ "FIA ETCR Race TR Statement". FIA ETCR. 17 May 2022.
- ^ "FIA ETCR calendar update following FIA World Motor Sport Council decision". FIA ETCR. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "FIA ETCR announces Sachsenring season finale". FIA ETCR. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.